Cass County, North Dakota

Cass County
Cass County
County
	Cass County Courthouse in Fargo
	Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
	North Dakota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 46°56′N 97°15′W / 46.93°N 97.25°W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	1873
Named for	George Washington Cass
Seat	Fargo
Largest city	Fargo
Area
• Total	1,768 sq mi (4,580 km2)
• Land	1,765 sq mi (4,570 km2)
• Water	3.0 sq mi (8 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	184,525
• Estimate (2023)	196,362
• Density	100/sq mi (40/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	www.casscountynd.gov

Cass County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 184,525.^[1] Cass County is the most populous county in North Dakota, accounting for nearly 24% of the state's population.^[2]^[3] The county seat is Fargo,^[4] the state's most populous city. The county is named for George Washington Cass, president of the Northern Pacific Railway from 1872 to 1875. It is the only Cass County in the United States that is not named after Lewis Cass.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ Based on the 2020 Census: 184,525 / 779,094 (ND pop.) = 23.7%
^ "Top 100 Counties by Growth, 2017". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 3, 2018.^{[dead link]}
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.